Android 9 - broken due to permissions

[eebrains]

This app is now broken since updating to Android 9. Upon trying to connect, the log states:
[libsuperuser][O][SH*] Could not create directory '/data/local/home/u0_a212/.ssh'.
then later
[libsuperuser][O][SH*] Failed to add the host to the list of known hosts (/data/local/home/u0_a212/.ssh/known_hosts)
and
Couldn't connect to local socks proxy

The OpenVPN still launches, but there is no SOCKS proxy open, so all connections are basically dead.
So it just looks like a permissions issue with creating the required .ssh folder.

I friggen loved this app, please fix!

@perrohunter @jramosf @staf621

[perrohunter]

Assigning this to @staf621

[typhoonzero]

Same problem here, any plan to fix this now?

[bitdaric]

any update?

[Jason-CT]

I'd bet dollars to donuts that this project is dead. With the ease of wireguard VPN configuration, there is really no need for this any longer.

[dvaldivia]

@Jason-CT if it's that easy, show us, where is your repo with the solution?

[staf621]

any update?

Hi @bitdaric, I no longer offer any support on this project, the application was removed from Google Play and I do not have any intention to make a new version. Please use the source code only as reference and let me know if I you have any question. As @Jason-CT mentioned, there are other applications that could help you achieve the same goal if you are only interested in the functionality and not the source code (httpinjector is one app that could do the trick, but it's a little bit more complex to configure and does not offer the source code).

@Jason-CT it would be great if you could share a repo of any implementation of wireguard so people can consider using it.

[staf621]

I'd bet dollars to donuts that this project is dead. With the ease of wireguard VPN configuration, there is really no need for this any longer.

Hi @Jason-CT, I had a look at wireguard and unfortunately I do not think it's a good replacement since it requires server side configuration, but in case they can make server configurations I would also recommend shadowsocks.

If you happen to know any other opensource project that achieves a vpn tunnel over a widely used protocol (or anything that could be deployed in the server without administrative privileges) please do share them.

Thanks

[Jason-CT]

@staf621 - I was not considering a usecase without server end root access.

I used ki4a strictly as a poor mans VPN into my home network.
I have since installed open-vpn, and will soon be moving to wireguard.